UK Electricity Statistics–Quarter 2 « NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

Coal fired generation rose by 59.9 per cent from 19.1 TWh to 30.5 TWh, its highest second quarter level for at least 14 years.
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With coal currently contributing over 36% of the UK’s electricity supply, it must be of particular concern that six of the fourteen coal power stations presently operating will be forced to close in the next three years, because of EU emission regulations.

Unfortunately we are now seeing what happens when you let idiots run your energy policy.

The Issue that Dare Not Speak Its Name - NYTimes.com

“Young voters want an economic recovery, but we don’t see the economy and the climate as separate issues,” David Snydacker, a Northwestern University graduate student working on clean-energy technologies, said in an e-mail.
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“No candidate has been able to portray climate change policy as a win-win,” Eugene M. Trisko, a lawyer and consultant for the United Mine Workers of America, said on Tuesday. “That’s because they understand that the root of climate change mitigation strategy is higher energy costs. It’s an energy tax, and that’s something you don’t want to talk about in a debate.”

Climate Change 0-for-3 in Presidential Debates - By Greg Pollowitz - Planet Gore - National Review Online

So while the president and his supporters struck out on climate change, we had three home runs: Al Gore looked foolish; even Obama couldn’t say with a straight face that fighting climate change can create jobs; and there was no mention of how climate change is really a national-security issue.

I’m sure climate change will return to its ever-so-important perch once Romney is president and Dems need a faux issue to harp on.